W. T. Blackwell and Company

Bull Durham Tobacco Factory
W.T. Blackwell & Co. Tobacco Factory, circa 1895
W. T. Blackwell and Company is located in North Carolina
W. T. Blackwell and Company
W. T. Blackwell and Company is located in the United States
W. T. Blackwell and Company
Location201 W. Pettigrew St., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates35°59′38″N 78°54′16″W / 35.99389°N 78.90444°W / 35.99389; -78.90444
Arealess than one acre
Built1874 (1874)
Architectural styleItalianate
Part ofAmerican Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant (ID00001163)
NRHP reference No.74001346[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1974
Designated NHLDecember 22, 1977[2]
Designated CPSeptember 29, 2000

W.T. Blackwell & Co. Tobacco was a tobacco manufacturer in Durham, North Carolina. It was best known as the original producer of Bull Durham Tobacco, the first nationally marketed brand of tobacco products in the United States. The Blackwell tobacco factory in Durham, built in 1874, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977.[2][3] It is included in the American Tobacco Company Manufacturing Plant historic district, and is now occupied by apartments.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  3. ^ Ralph J. Christian (December 1976). "Nomination: W. T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory / Bull Durham Tobacco Factory" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places Inventory. National Park Service. and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1976 (32 KB)

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